Earthquake rattles regional South Australia
An earthquake on the Richter scale has struck the southern coast of Australia.
The earthquake struck near Whyalla, on the coast of South Australia, at around 1.25pm on Thursday afternoon and was felt by twelve people.
Seismic activity was discovered at a very shallow depth of about 10 km and was first reported by Geoscience Australia at a magnitude of three on the Richter scale.
It is likely that people in or near Whyalla felt a slight tremor.
The news comes just a month after an earthquake shook Burra, a small town in eastern South Africa.
A magnitude three earthquake (pictured) struck near Whyalla, on the coast of South Australia, around 1.25pm on Thursday
Seismic activity was discovered at a very shallow depth of about 10 km near Whyalla (photo)
The earthquake struck Burra at around 7.35am on May 13 and around 50 people reported feeling the quake.
The epicenter was located about 15 km south of the city and had a depth of 9 km.
David Love, a seismologist with the Seismological Association of Australia Inc, said the earthquake could have been felt up to 40km from the epicenter.
‘The region is quite active, small events take place regularly. It is part of the Flinders Ranges – Mount Lofty seismic zone,” he said Adelaide Advertiser.